The Double

They had always been very cautious, and Jiang Li, left with no choice, could only act very obedient. If she displayed too much resistance, it might provoke the two of them. She had to keep in mind that she couldn’t even move a chopstick right now; if she really confronted this pair, she would be utterly helpless.

She wanted to listen carefully to where Zhao Ke and Wen Ji were heading, but it was too noisy outside. She not only failed to hear Zhao Ke and Wen Ji’s footsteps, but instead, the voices of people at the neighboring table discussing matters seeped into her ears.

"Everyone, do you think there will be a war? This is not Yanjing, Huangzhou is so far from Yanjing City; if a war breaks out, we will suffer. When those troops arrive, we would likely have been killed off by then!"

"Nonsense, if there’s really a war, of course it will head towards Yanjing City, why would it come to our Huangzhou? Huangzhou doesn’t even have..." The surroundings suddenly fell silent. The speaker seemed to realize what they had said and quickly swallowed back the words "emperor" that were almost spoken.

Prince Cheng had fled, but up to this point, he was only known for his affairs with the concubines of Emperor Hongxiao, with no sign of plotting a rebellion with cavalry. If they were accused of spreading rumors and causing trouble, their heads would roll.

As Jiang Li listened to these people talk, her heart gave a startled jump. Huangzhou? Had they already reached Huangzhou?

These past few days, Jiang Li had been on a carriage the whole time, speaking to almost no one except this man and woman. Even when staying at inns, whether it was the servers or guests, they all avoided her like the plague. Jiang Li was unable to figure out exactly where they were, but from getting off the carriage to eat every day, she could see the passing scenery indicated they were heading south.

How had they ended up in Huangzhou in just a few days?